Impossible by Nancy Werlin

Author: Nancy Werlin

Reading level: Young Adult

Publisher: Dial

Rated 7/10

  Lucy Scarborough is seventeen when she discovers that the women of her family have been cursed through the generations, forced to attempt three seemingly impossible tasks or to fall into madness upon their child’s birth. How can Lucy succeed when all of her ancestors have tried and failed? But Lucy is the first girl who won’t be alone as she tackles the list. She has her fiercely protective foster parents beside her. And she has Zach, whose strength amazes her more each day. Do they have enough love and resolve to overcome an age-old evil?

Inspired by the ballad “Scarborough Fair,” this spellbinding novel combines suspense, fantasy, and romance for an intense and masterfully original tale

MY REVIEW
I liked this book,it was OK. It wasn't the best or the worst I have ever read. Some parts were kinda borning to me and I had to force myself to read them. This book has a lil fantasy added but it's not got too much on the subject in it. The story is about 17 year old Lucy who has lived with foster parents(Soledad and Leo) her whole life because her mother(Miranda) is a crazy bag lady they hardly see. Then one night at her junior prom Lucy is raped and soon after learns she is pregnant and of the curse of her family,all the Scarborough women always get pregnant and have a daughter at 18 and go crazy soon after because they never finish the tasks in the song the Elfin Knight has set for them. Soon Lucy is overcoming all odds and also finds true love in her bestfriend Zach.I loved the plot,it's original,but I think so much more could have been done with it. Like I said it's an OK book,it might be just me, so go read it and find out for yourself!


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Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

Author:  Sarah Dessen

Reading level: Young Adult

Publisher: Speak

Rated 9/10

When Annabel, the youngest of three beautiful sisters, has a bitter falling out with her best friend—the popular and exciting Sophie—she suddenly finds herself isolated and friendless. but then she meets owen—a loner, passionate about music and his weekly radio show, and always determined to tell the truth. And when they develop a friendship, Annabel is not only introduced to new music but is encouraged to listen to her own inner voice. with owen’s help, can Annabel find the courage to speak out about what exactly happened the night her friendship with Sophie came to a screeching halt?

MY REVIEW
I really liked this book. This is the third book I have read by Sarah Dessen now and I must admit I'm a fan and want to read more(she has written a lot of books and I happen to be reading another one next) She's one of those authors that don't sugarcoat family,friends, and life. Her books are't like the perfect families you see on a lot of TV shows and movies. Of course there is love in the families she writes about but the families are far from being perfect and usually go through something painful and emotional,and that's what I like the most is the realness. This book is about Annabel Greene who is the youngest of 3 sisters and who models and does commercials. She has a falling out with her bestfriend Sophie(major witch-w+b) who thinks she cheated with her boyfriend Will Cash(she really doesn't know the half of it though) and suddenly goes back to school with no friends and people gossiping about her.Meanwhile at home her second oldest sister(Whitney) is has a eating disorder that she is trying to overcome with the help of her family. Annabel suddenly becomes good friends with the school loner and music obsessed Owen Armstrong. He helps her with bringing the truth out she so desperately tries to hide from everyone about what happened before school began. I totally think people should read this book(I also love the fact that Sarah Dessen doesn't make her books mainly about romance either but more about the problems her characters are going through)